iftop

[gaines_wright]

  I'm still plugging away at my data usage problem. I'm now using a glasswire like Linux utility called iftop. Most addresses I'm seeing look like normal ip addresses For example: The biggest data user is 192.168.42.103, which I suspect is the Hughes modem

  But, I keep seeing this in the address field, with different descripters:

  2001:5b0:2a62:5e8:97f:ca2

  Anyone know what this is?  Doesn't even look like a normal ip address to me.

  I probably should be asking this question on a Linux forum, but I thought I'd give it a try here first.

[gaines_wright]

 Gaines, you dummy!  :<)>

 Strike the word descripters from my last post.  Replace with destinations or sources

[gaines_wright · Accepted solution]

  A new first. I'm answering my own question before I get a single reply!

  It's an ipv6 address.   Doesn't match anything I can find on my system though  Doesn't use much data either.  I was wrong about the Hughes modem too, that's my ipaddr.   I'm going to mark this as solved, and keep digging

[maratsade]

" A new first. I'm answering my own question before I get a single reply!"

Very efficient of you!

[gaines_wright]

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Very efficient of you!

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      LOL

    I've also figured out that it's also my computers ipv6 address.   The Linux terminal window defaults to a small size  As soon as I made the window full size I could see the whole address

  I should have made the subject of this  post "nevermind, I'm stupid".

[maratsade]

I know how you feel because often I feel like a complete eejit, but you're learning.  This is how one learns, step by step.  🙂

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@gaines_wright wrote:

    I've also figured out that it's also my computers ipv6 address.   The Linux terminal window defaults to a small size  As soon as I made the window full size I could see the whole address

  I should have made the subject of this  post "nevermind, I'm stupid".

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